Father Ye walked out of the main hall, leaving only the mother and daughter staring at each other wide-eyed.
Looking around and seeing no one, Ye Zhi pursed her lips in grievance and said, "Mother, don’t blame Father, it was my idea."
Ye Family originally didn’t believe it was her daughter’s idea, thinking it was her husband’s instigation. Who knew, hearing her daughter admit it herself, she was both angry and anxious, and her eyes couldn’t help but redden:
"No matter what, you can’t bring a courtesan into the house. Aren’t you indirectly taking a concubine for your father? What will you let me do?"
When the mother cried, the petite child panicked.
She ran into her mother’s arms, acting spoiled and explained, "Mother, you misunderstood, it’s not about taking a concubine for Father. That day we went to Longhua Temple, Ming Yan was bullied by a fat man. Later, I learned she was in a brothel, still a maiden, so I wanted to redeem her as my maid. If Father dared to have other intentions, not only would you not allow it, but I wouldn’t let Father off either."
Ye Zhi’s fair and pink little face was full of seriousness, waving her small fist that had no intimidating power.
A bracelet of purple jade and translucent agate beads was on her wrist, moving up and down as she waved her arm.
"That day..." Ye Family recalled there was indeed a dispute not far from them.
But passing by, the crowd had dispersed~
In the main hall, a woman’s expression was unclear, while a jade-carved child desperately acted spoiled.
"Mother, Ming Yan was forced to join Yanyu Building, she’s not that kind of woman, you can rest assured. Besides, how could Father have the guts to take a concubine? With you, such a great beauty, you are enough for him. Mother, your daughter rarely likes someone at first sight, please indulge me."
Ye Family remained silent.
The petite child felt very anxious inside, afraid that her mother wouldn’t agree.
This matter should not have been discussed with Father, but should have been discussed with Mother, which would have prevented today’s situation.
After a moment, Ye Family relented: "Alright, but if I find she has other intentions, don’t blame me for being ruthless."
Ye Zhi jumped out of her mother’s embrace with joy, saying happily, "Alright, alright, Ming Yan likes the monk from Longhua Temple. How could she have any thoughts about an old man like Father, haha."
Ye Family seemed to know something surprising and clicked her tongue in wonder: "You say, she likes that monk from Longhua Temple, what’s that about?"
Seeing her mother’s curiosity.
Ye Zhi didn’t hide it, revealing that Ming Yan liked that monk, but was later rejected.
"Ming Yan accidentally met Master Zhi Chen from Longhua Temple and often went there. Pretending to worship Buddha was her facade, seeing the one she liked was real. Master Zhi Chen is purely devoted and a man of Buddhism, with no intentions in the secular world. The Goddess has affection, Xiang King has no dream, it’s ultimately a doomed romance.
So Mother, rest assured, Ming Yan won’t harbor any thoughts about Father."
Ye Family had not expected such a situation.
A brothel woman paired with a cold monk, indeed unusual.
Having seen that Master Zhi Chen before, a handsome man, but she didn’t know how Ming Yan looked, making her curious about this brothel woman.
Fortunately, before her husband could act:
"Then I’ll instruct Zheng Qi to redeem her in these couple of days. That Yanyu Building demands two thousand taels, quite a hefty expense."
Ye Zhi didn’t dare look up at her mother, instead looking down at her lotus-patterned satin shoes, too afraid to speak. Earlier, she gave her father five hundred taels, and the remaining cost would be covered by him, unexpectedly increasing by fifteen hundred taels.
She didn’t dare to tell her mother about Ming Yan’s later hanging incident; those two thousand taels were actually buying a life.
Come next spring, this Capital City would have one less girl as beautiful as jade~